"The makeup is very sensual, soft, and sexy—very Dolce & Gabbana," makeup artist Pat McGrath told us backstage. "Every season we work very closely with the designers, looking at the collection and going to all the fittings. There's always a story, and for this season the story was a girl who goes to get married and then runs away."

The Dolce & Gabbana The Eyeshadow Smooth Eye Colour Quad in Nude was used to create the look for the eyes. Mixing together the dark and medium brown shades in the palette, McGrath wet them first before using them to closely line the upper and lower lashes. The lighter shades were then dusted in the crease, over the brow bone, and underneath the eyes.

To "make the eyes appear larger," McGrath rimmed the inner corners with beige liner. She then coated just the top lashes with mascara and glued a small strip of false lashes on the outside corners of the upper lash lines. "This opens up the face and makes the eyes look sensual and beautiful," McGrath explained.

The limited edition Dolce & Gabbana Lip Jewels compact (available this November) was used to create the crimson stain on the lips. "The palette features the four best Dolce & Gabbana lip shades," McGrath explained. "We're using three of the colors that are varying shades of red and raspberry, and dabbing them on with our fingers to give the models' lips a light stain."

"I worked with each model's individual texture so everyone has her own style," Souleiman explained, "But the preparation was the same for each." He started by working in "loads of mousse," giving the hair a "tactile feeling," with lots of volume and texture. After blow-drying with a round brush, he then massaged the top of the head with his hands to muss up the hair a bit. "It has to look like it's been loved," he said.

The second method:

2. He then raked back the sections of hair right above the ears, twisting them together at the center of the head and pinning them in place.

3. The top section of hair was then pulled over it and pinned down.

4. The hair left hanging loose was looped under and secured a bit lower than the nape of the neck, looking as if it was almost about to fall out. "I wanted it to look very fragile, like it was coming apart," Souleiman explained.